Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_v	good_a	think_v	778	5	3.6818	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19465	Certain most godly, fruitful, and comfortable letters of such true saintes and holy martyrs of God, as in the late bloodye persecution here within this realme, gaue their lyues for the defence of Christes holy gospel written in the tyme of their affliction and cruell imprysonment.	Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Bradford, John, 1510?-1555, Exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse. Selections.; Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556. Copy of certain lettres sent to the Quene, and also to doctour Martin and doctour Storye. Selections.; Hooper, John, d. 1555. Soveraigne cordial for a Christian conscience.; Hooper, John, d. 1555. Whether Christian faith maye be kepte secret in the heart, without confession therof openly to the worlde as occasion shal serve.; Ridley, Nicholas, 1500?-1555. Frendly farewel.	1564 (1564)	STC 5886; ESTC S108888	571,783	726

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his_o gracious_a favour_n and_o love_n towards_o we_o &_o by_o we_o as_o by_o instrument_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o work_v his_o glory_n &_o confusion_n of_o his_o adversaries_n same_o this_o friend_n move_v they_o to_o subscribe_v to_o the_o papist_n article_n with_o this_o condition_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v not_o against_o god_n word_n be_v in_o deed_n clean_o contrary_a to_o it_o and_o yet_o short_o after_o he_o valiant_o suffer_v death_n for_o refuse_v the_o same_o exit_fw-la ore_fw-la infantium_fw-la &_o lactentium_fw-la fundet_fw-la laudem_fw-la ad_fw-la destruendum_fw-la inimicum_fw-la &c_n &c_n amen_n i_o have_v peruse_v your_o letter_n to_o myself_o &_o have_v read_v they_o to_o other_o for_o answer_v whereof_o if_o i_o shall_v write_v what_o d._n taylour_n and_o master_n philpotte_n do_v think_v then_o must_v i_o say_v that_o they_o think_v the_o salt_n send_v unto_o we_o by_o your_o friend_n be_v unseasonable_a and_o in_o deed_n i_o think_v they_o both_o will_v declare_v 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